Playing in a variety of ensembles is an important component in the complete education of young instrumentalists. Festival Ensembles, Book 1 presents a collection of 15 flexibly scored, Grade 1-1.5 ensemble pieces perfect for festivals, concerts, summer camps, and variety chamber practice throughout the year. Kjos Multiple Option Scoring allows for ensembles using any number or combination of instruments, ranging from solos through full band performance. Students will love mixing and matching different combinations of instruments on melody and harmony lines. Great for groups with non-standard instrumentation. Unequaled versatility makes this a must for every young band library! Highlights include: - Kjos Multiple Option Scoring, playable for solos, ensembles, and full concert band - Perfect for festivals, concerts, summer camps, and private study! - Limited ranges - Easy rhythms - Wide variety of musical styles and genres Correlated with Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method Book 1. Click here to view a full list of part books.

Standard of Excellence Book 3 is a continuation of the strong performace-centered curriculum of Books 1 and 2. It is also an intermediate level band method that introduces students to Western Music History. Students play music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic periods and 20th Century; they learn performance and technical skills within the appropriate historical context. Students are given a complete musical and historical education while advancing toward high levels of musical performance on their individual instruments. Solid reinforcement of major and minor key signatures. Technique development exercises including scales and a wide variety of scale-related studies. Advanced rhythms and time signature studies Detailed trill fingering charts and extended range ingering charts. Twelve full band arrangements including concert length arrangements from historic periods. .

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This work belongs to that large body of early music for which we can identify neither the composer nor the occasion that stimulated its creation. This composition is a carefully worked out double fugue that is enjoyable to play and very effective in performance.

Trombonists have always played chorales for the development of fine ensemble performance. The limited technical demands, clear harmonies and independent lines in this style permit players to focus on balance, blend, tuning and matched sound and articulations.

This Suite is ideal for the developing trombone player. Each of the movements has its own character or mood and this allows for expressive playing as well as brilliant fanfares. This would also make an excellent contest piece at a festival to show off the capabilities of a young musician.

This opera aria was originally written for the character Sarastro from Mozart's The Magic Flute. The character Sarastro is a bass voice, therefore the performer should strive for the fullest and deepest sound possible.

This is a beautiful piece for trombone and piano. The romantic musical line and rubato style make this a terrific change of pace on a concert or recital. The piano accompaniment creates a lush foundation of sound to support the soloist.

This famous Irish folk melody is the "Groves of Blarney". It has been performed by many vocal soloists from the United Kingdom and around the world. The solo voice could be played on either trombone or, more appropriately, euphonium.